TROOPS INTENSIFY CLEARANCE OPERATIONS

Troops have continuously intensified
clearance operations of the remnants of
Boko Haram terrorists in the North East
under the auspices of Operation LAFIYA
DOLE.
It is in this vein that troops of 231, 331
Battalions and elements of Armed Forces
Special Forces Battalion, accompanied by
some vigilantes, conducted a clearance
operation at Doksa village aimed at
clearing the remnants of Boko Haram
terrorists hiding in the area.
The team cleared all the routes in the
general area as well as suspected
hideouts of the Boko Haram terrorists
before arriving and clearing the terrorists
out of their enclaves in Doksa 1, 2, and 3,
as well as Sabon Garin Doksa.
The troops also dominated the area with
heavy artillery shelling against other
registered locations of Boko Haram
terrorists at Buga Dam, Golgore and
Lariski villages.
The Boko Haram casualties are enormous
and troops have also intensified shelling
other hideouts.
The troops also recovered 1 pick up van,
several motorcycles, several bicycles as
well as drugs, foodstuff and books. They
also recovered 3 tyres of a stolen military
Hilux vehicle which was stolen on 19th
December 2015. Other items recovered
include a laptop computer, 2 mini laptop
computers, 4 Dane Guns, 1 Blood
Pressure measurement apparatus, 3 rifle
magazines, large quantity of ammunition
of various calibres, a Nokia mobile phone
and SIM cards. They also rescued 4
women and 2 children.
Thank you for your kind and usual
cooperation.
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman Acting
Director Army Public Relations